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The Argus | Archive | 2004 | July

Stories for 30 July 2004

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July 30: Albion new kit unveiled

Albion today unveiled their new home shirt for the Coca-Cola Championship. more...

July 30: Seagulls to sign Jarrett

Teenager Albert Jarrett is poised to turn a trial with Albion into a permanent move on a three-year contract. more...

The Argus Business

English Heritage condemns West Pier

Time has finally run out for the tumbledown West Pier. more...

Cider factory to go but future is bright

A cider-maker has held its first annual meeting since announcing the closure of a village factory where production began more than 50 years ago. more...

Debt to force rate increase

Interest rates look likely to rise again next week following the release of figures showing Britons had amassed debts of more than £1 trillion. more...

Council demands mast switch off

Legal action may be taken against a company which installed a communications mast on a council block of flats without permission. more...

Signs crackdown angers city traders

Traders are warning a clean-up of shopfronts will drain the life out of Brighton's best-loved bohemian quarter. more...

New Brighton Centre may stand tall

Tall buildings could be included in plans to replace the ageing Brighton Centre and enhance the areas around it. more...

Lloyds TSB profits fall

Banking group Lloyds TSB today blamed the sale of overseas businesses for a 7% fall in half-year profits to £1.56 billion. more...

Jarvis unveils survival plans

Beleaguered engineering group Jarvis unveiled its plans for survival today after securing the support of its lenders for another eight months. more...

The Argus News

English Heritage condemns West Pier

Time has finally run out for the tumbledown West Pier. more...

Lewes Prison 'most violent' in UK

Lewes prison has been labelled the most violent in the country. more...

Divers fight for life after accident

Two men are fighting for their lives after an accident during a diving expedition. more...

Rookie jockey in horror fall

A promising young jockey faces weeks of recovery after crushing two vertebrae in a serious fall. more...

Council demands mast switch off

Legal action may be taken against a company which installed a communications mast on a council block of flats without permission. more...

Pier firm in court

Owners of the Palace Pier appeared in court today over health and safety allegations after a rollercoaster car was left dangling off a missing section of track. more...

Signs crackdown angers city traders

Traders are warning a clean-up of shopfronts will drain the life out of Brighton's best-loved bohemian quarter. more...

Brighton's beach babes are best

Women sunbathing on Brighton beach have been voted the most beautiful in Britain. more...

Letter: The bus is not the way to get to Eastbourne

On Wednesday, three friends and I decided to listen to advice from the bus companies and leave our cars at home and travel to Eastbourne by bus. more...

Reading the almost daily reports on problems with the homeless and begging in Brighton, I am reminded of the days in the late Sixties and early Seventies, when the problem was nowhere near as big as it is now. more...

Letter: Big Apple

I'm researching the history of Brighton's premier rock venue in the early Seventies, the Big Apple in the old Regent ballroom on the current Boots site and would appreciate it if any reader could contribute any memories, memorabilia or photos. more...

Dumped cats set sail for Guernsey

Cats abandoned on the streets of Sussex will soon be living in a millionaires' playground. more...

Letter: We can improve welafre of animals reared for food

I have been cooking for almost 70 years and I have seen many changes in the way we eat and how we buy our food. more...

Letter: It just won't do

Brighton's famous Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH) got no stars in the Healthcare Commission's annual performance ratings (The Argus, July 21). This just won't do. more...

Letter: Smack in the face

What a load of codswallop these star ratings for hospitals are and what a smack in the face for the staff who work in them. more...

Letter: Shining example

I have recently spent two weeks in the medical ward at the Hurstwood Park Neurological Centre at Haywards Heath. more...

Letter: Three stars

On the way to RSCH A&E with my father, I saw a notice in the ambulance saying its staff would be "protected from abuse and attack." more...

Deputy mayor accused of homophobia

A deputy mayor accused of homophobia is being investigated after a bitter row which has tainted a town's centenary celebrations. more...

Letter: Keeping fit helps

I have recently been dangerously ill and am very fortunate to live in Sussex, where I have received highly specialised treatment at the RSCH in Brighton. more...

Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw

Mark Parsons, from Henfield, questions a couple of Brighton locations referred to in The Argus of Monday, July 12. more...

Letter: Care is fine

While 76 per cent of the country's acute hospitals are now either "performing well overall" or even better, the RSCH is among the mere 6 per cent giving "cause for concern". more...

Letter: Best of health

I was amazed to read the RSCH has been given the lowest possible grade in the latest star ratings. more...

Letter: They should take better care of Gladys

I congratulate you on your report of the situation facing Gladys May and her family on Brighton and Hove City Council's proposals to close the Larchwood Resource Centre (The Argus, July 20). more...

Letter: Stop and think

Councillor Pat Hawkes justifies the closure of Gladys May's home by telling readers her own mother enjoyed the respite and day care offered by Larchwood during the time she needed support in caring for her mother - a service to be denied to the family seeking to care for Gladys. more...

Letter: Don't encourage miscreants

Some articles in your newspaper are interesting but confusing. more...

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